The same information for Carrying On Business ( COB ) clearance
required.
Industrial undertakings which cross the limit of investment as prescribed in the definition of SSI by process of natural
growth will need a "Carrying on business" license before crossing the ceiling limit from DGTD.

Names of Departments from which the clearances are required and
the average time required for each from the date of application are given below :-

Margin Money Assistance (Loan)
In case the promoters of
tiny/ small Industrial Units are not in a position to bear the cost of margin
stipulated by the Banks/ Financial Institutions, soft loan, bearing interest @
6.50% to the extent of 10% of the project cost under the scheme is extended. However, the essential conditions for
this scheme are that the promoters’ contributions will not exceed 25% of the project cost and the
amount of such loan will not exceed Rs.5,000/- X no. of employment generated by
the Unit.

Bengal State Aid to Industries Act (B.S.A.I)
(Loan)
Under this scheme
individual Artisans specially in rural area, are being assisted with soft loan
of composite nature upto Rs. 10,000/- for setting up their project. The loan
bears an interest @ 8.00% with a rebate of 1.5% for timely repayment.

State Incentives (Subsidy)In order to boost up
Industries in the state SIS’93,
SIS’98, SIS’99, SIS’2000 have been declared. The salient features of the
latest subsidy scheme i.e, SIS’2000 envisages incentives in the form of 25%
subsidy on the cost of land & building and plant & m/cs (new) as
also 50% of the interest paid on term loan to Banks/ Financial Institutions for
newly set up Industries in the District. Waiver of Electricity Duty is allowed
and also power subsidy is allowed for period of five years for encouraging
setting up of industry. Waiver of 50% of stamp duty is also permitted for
procuring of plot of land for industrial purpose.

Old age Pension to Handicraft Artisans
The District quota of
such benefit have been fixed by higher authority and the amount of benefit is Rs.
400/- per month. The facility is extended to 48 beneficiaries of the District.

Common Facility Centre
Common Facility Centres
are required to be set up in the areas having clusters of artisans where they can work and store their products during rainy or slack
seasons so that they can market their produce in proper opportunity and get reasonable price instead of being exploited by the traders/
middleman.
Providing Stall & Other facilities in Cooch Behar Rash Mela.
We provide space for selling handicrafts items of the Artisans of the District free
of cost in a stall built by us in the Rash Mela held in Cooch Behar. This
facilitates the Artisans an opportunity to market their products who are otherwise not able to arrange a space in the Mela.

District Level Handicraft Competition
The District Industries
Centre every year organise a
competition amongst the artisans of the District with Hon’ble Sabhadhipati as
the Chairman of the Committee with a view to promote and develop innovative
ideas for promotion of Handicrafts of the District and awards are given to the
best artisan.